Old Newnan

Photographed by David Seibert,

1. Old Newnan Marker

Inscription. In 1823 the Inferior Court Justices of Pike County selected the center lot in the county near here as the site for the county seat. This land was laid out into town lots and named Newnan to honor Major General Daniel Newnan, a Revolutionary War hero. A temporary court house, a tavern, several stores and many dwellings were built. The town became a place of considerable trade, Indians coming from beyond the Flint River to barter their furs.

In 1824 Upson County was cut from Pike and Crawford counties. The territory cut off threw Newnan too far from the center of the county to continue as the county seat and a new site was chosen and called Zebulon.

The justices who selected the site of Newnan were Lewis Winn, William Duke, Thomas Lewis and William Mitchell. William Myrick was Clerk of the Inferior Court. The legislature chose as the first Commissioners of the town Samuel Mitchell, William Mitchell, William Myrick, William Johnson and Hugh F. Rose, who then lived in Newnan.

This marker was erected at the request of the Lamar-LaFayette Chapter U.S.D.A.R.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 114-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers

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• War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 33° 2.938′ N, 84° 20.66′ W. Marker was near Meansville, Georgia, in Pike County. It was at the intersection of U.S. 19 and Georgia Route 109, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 19. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Meansville GA 30256, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Old Newnan (here, next to this marker); Pike County Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Pike County (approx. 3.7 miles away); Gachet Home (approx. 7.9 miles away); First Post Office (approx. 8.7 miles away); Unknown Confederate Dead (approx. 8.8 miles away); Williamson Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.3 miles away); The Huey UH-1H Was the Workhorse of Vietnam (approx. 9.3 miles away).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Replacement Marker At This Location also titled "Old Newnan".

Photographed by Michael Dover, December 31, 2010

2. Old Newnan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,981 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on January 10, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on October 7, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on January 1, 2011, by Michael Dover of Ellerslie, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.